Asters and Goldenrod: Defining Duality, Ava Soteria Cully

Ava Cully’s drift of vertical forms are a beacon in the Grove, signaling a reference to the native wildflowers aster and goldenrod and the pollinators drawn to their contrasting purple and yellow petals, as well as the chapter from Braiding Sweetgrass named for those flowers. Where they meet and mingle, Cully “tells the story of hidden beauty,” exploring the cross-pollination of knowledge, ideas of reciprocity between opposing forces, and the full spectrum of possibilities between them.